Christoph Zimmermann
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christoph Zimmermann[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 January 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Darmstadt 98 | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
SC Düsseldorf-West | |||
2006–2012 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 52 | (3) |
2014–2017 | Borussia Dortmund II | 85 | (2) |
2017–2022 | Norwich City | 121 | (3) |
2022– | Darmstadt 98 | 50 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 |
Christoph Zimmermann (born 12 January 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Darmstadt 98.[2]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Zimmermann joined Borussia Dortmund II in 2014 from Borussia Mönchengladbach. He made his professional debut in the 3. Liga on 26 July 2014 against Rot-Weiß Erfurt.[3]
Norwich City
[edit]On 15 June 2017, Zimmerman agreed to join English club Norwich City on a two-year deal when his contract expired at Borussia Dortmund II on 1 July 2017.[4] Zimmermann made his debut for Norwich City in a 1–1 draw against Fulham on 5 August 2017.[5] He scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–2 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 21 February 2018.[6] He lifted the Championship title on 5 May 2019 at Villa Park after a 2–1 win for Norwich sealed their return to the Premier League.[7]
Zimmermann made his Premier League debut for Norwich against West Ham United on 31 August 2019 in a 2–0 loss.[8]
Darmstadt
[edit]On 20 July 2022, Zimmermann signed a three-year contract with German second-tier club Darmstadt 98 in an undisclosed transfer.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 18 May 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2011–12[10] | Regionalliga West | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2012–13[10] | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||||
2013–14[10] | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||||
Total | 52 | 3 | — | — | — | 52 | 3 | |||||
Borussia Dortmund II | 2014–15[10] | 3. Liga | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
2015–16[10] | Regionalliga West | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
2016–17[10] | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
Total | 85 | 2 | — | — | — | 85 | 2 | |||||
Norwich City | 2017–18[11] | Championship | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | |
2018–19[12] | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 45 | 3 | |||
2019–20[13] | Premier League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
2020–21[14] | Championship | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
2021–22[15] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 121 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 4 | ||
Darmstadt 98 | 2022–23[16] | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
2023–24[17] | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
Total | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 308 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 9 |
Honours
[edit]Norwich City
SV Darmstadt 98
- 2. Bundesliga: 2022–23 (Runners-up)
References
[edit]- ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Germany - C. Zimmermann - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Rot-Weiß Erfurt vs. Borussia Dortmund II - 26 July 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "City Set To Sign German Defender Christoph Zimmermann". Norwich City F.C. 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to Norwich City Football Club Oliveira fires late equaliser for City". Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Wolves 2-2 Norwich". BBC Sport. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Norwich seal title with victory at Villa". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "West Ham v Norwich, 2019/20 | Premier League". Premier League. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Norwich defender Zimmerman leaves for Darmstadt". BBC Sport. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Christoph Zimmermann at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Anderson, John, ed. (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–2020. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-1-4722-6111-3.
External links
[edit]- Christoph Zimmermann at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- SV Darmstadt 98 players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- English Football League players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- German expatriate sportspeople in England
- Premier League players
- Footballers from Düsseldorf
- 21st-century German sportsmen